I’ve been getting really sick the past couple months with headaches, sore throat & ears, runny nose and difficulty breathing. I’ve been to the hospital twice and they keep giving me antibiotics but it’s not helping at all. Could it be this mould? And if so what can I do about it? The landlord knows that she needs to sort it out but she keeps saying she can’t afford to right now, and no matter what cleaning products I use, the mould spots won’t come off the bathroom ceiling. It also effects anything that I keep in the bathroom. I have to keep all of my hygiene products in my bedroom otherwise they grow mould within a week of being in the bathroom.
Yes and technically you could kill it but still have a lot of mold you can't see with the naked eye but could test with a machine and find you do.
I lived at an apartment with mold and it caused me breathing problems, was happy to get out.
You can try to kill it yourself and it visibly will go away but a professional needs to come in to get it gone 100%.
The source though also needs to be corrected first, or else it will just come back.
My crappy apartment, the bathroom had no venting for steam from showers, so it created the problem.
I actually tried all kinds of stuff, mixing a bleach water mixture, spraying it and it would kill it, but the most successful is I bought outside deck mold killer.
Hooked it up to a hose, after clearing everything out of the bathroom and having a wet dry vac on standby. Sprayed the walls and ceiling, then vacuumed up the water as fast as possible.
It worked great for a long time as the deck mold killer, not only killed it but it sinks into the walls to make it resistant to future mold growth for awhile.
Yes. Black mould is serious stuff. There was a kiddie killed by it recently, in UK.
My mother has had breathing trouble for years. Had alergy tests. Various inhalers and medications. Nothing worked. We noticed that the floor lining in the wet room was beginning to come loose and split. A guy came to replace it and found the concrete slab underneath was covered in wet black mould.
Got an industrial de-humidifier running all weekend to dry it out. Got it all cleaned. Ner floor liner installed. Within a week, no more breathing problems.
Spray with a bleach based mold and mildew spray. Tape and mud the drywall to finish the repair. Coat with Kilz primer to encapsulate. Maybe two coats. Then you can paint it with your preferred paint. Although I'd get a copper infused/copper based paint. As it is antimicrobial.
I'll also add. If this is a high moisture room. Like a bathroom. You need better ventilation. At least open a window for a half hour after a shower and during a shower. If that isn't possible. Take a cooler shower so there is less moisture in the air. A vent fan would be ideal but could be a costly install.
Mount an exhaust fan in the window. Turn it on and exhaust the bathroom while showering. It'll work way better than just circulating air and having an open window. Get one with shutters. So, you don't have to keep taking it out.
It’s time to breakout the big toys (UV Light) in addition to the bleach or telephone a mold remediation specialist & bill your landlord. Depending on where you live calling your local health department might be a good idea if your landlord gives you trouble.
Black mold can cause respiratory diseases, trigger asthma, and irritate allergys. Kill the mold spores with full strength pickling or 7% acetic acid white vinegar. Mix 1 tsp. Of baking soda to every 1/4 cup of vinegar and let sit for an hour then apply to mold by a spray bottle of with a cloth and let ditbon the mold for 1/2 hour then use a scrub brush to remove the mold and work clean. Or else buy a commercial mold killer/remover spray.
I’ve tried bleach and many other products, within a few days of cleaning my issues come back. So it’s pointless, I don’t know what to do. That whole corner of the house is rotting away and the landlord admitted that she should’ve dealt with it years ago but she was hoping she wouldn’t have to. I normally don’t have a reaction to mould but I’ve also never lived around this much of it.
I mean what country are you in? Not that you want to deal with your landlord dirty but that is an issue and a serious law suit if the right person is being effected.
Oh cool! That sounds lovely! I have a bad feeling though that the housing laws are a bit more laced then here in the states. I mean it’s still First Nation obviously. But I don’t know. She might be able to get away with it.
first save those pictures second report her to the attorney general and the bbb and whatever state housing offices there are in your state and seek a lawyer. As for removing that you need bleach clorox or some sort of heavy duty bleach and when you use it wear a mask because it'll stink
0
6 Reply
Opinion Owner
1 mo
whether you realize it or not that's black mold real hazardous to your health and potentially fatal
if you want true revenge on this bitch of a landlord cut out some of that black mold and send it to the attorney general don't mail it just drive to the prick's office and leave it in the building or on his desk or receptionist desk tell him the address and walk out. and do the exact same to the department of health board of health, state building inspector or city building inspector, and cut the rest out and leave it at your landlord's fucking door or if you're at any time able to get in your landlord's home leave it in the cunt's home BUT don't break and enter the cunt's home just leave it at the bitch's front door and at the attorney general and board of health and state or city building inspector's office
leave the pictures with the address and the black mold itself to all the people i mentioned it'll ruffle some feathers since those asshats are all bought off and paid off by property managers
two options 1. either use bleach 2. get a saw and start cutting and leave a piece to the state's attorney general at his office, board of health at his office, city and state building inspector at his office, and to that cunt landlord. Do NOT mail it take it there in person with the pictures prior to cutting and leave the pictures with the black mold at their buildings it's the only way to get through to those cocksuckers. I've dealt with that myself and should of done this but didn't
You definitely have a water and moisture problem. I am a landlord by trade. Get a humidifier and suck the water our. Make sure when you fix that there is proper venting and ceiling/roof repairs. um
I have 2 fans in the bathroom that are always on when use the shower, and the bathroom window is open 24/7. Would a humidifier really make a difference? If so then I will buy one.
Probably not but the kind of humidifier I am talking about is an industrial one. There needs to be a working vent in the bathroom and every landlord knows this. It saves huge amounts of money on paint alone because the extra moisture requires more of ten painting. It will continue until properly vented... to be honest.
Superb Opinion